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Just curious, is this a conversation about the difference between mores, morals, and ethics, or a discussion about whether it's wrong to browse bookshops without spending money and therefore they should charge an entrance fee?
If it's the latter, I happen to disagree. I can understand the problem with going into a camera store, spend 2 hours discussing which camera is best for you with the salesman, then turning around and buying it on amazon to save $50. Part of the cost of buying in the store is the expertise you just got in picking out the right camera
There is simply no comparison to browsing a bookshop, then buying on amazon -- you are not spending the "valuable" time of their glorified cashiers, and no one will even notice whether you are there or not. The bookshop just wants to make more money any way they can.
If someone out there finds a bookstore where the cashier actually does know about books, and spends their time to try to find the right book, then yes, you should buy from them. Think of it as the extra cost of getting that help.
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